1.   Already, Phoenix Gaming Inc., a Canadian company with offices in Phoenix, has helped launch a training school for blackjack dealers and casino workers in Guadalajara.

2.   Among the thousands of gamblers crowded into the Gila River Casino each day, casino workers say, there is a regular afternoon crowd.

3.   But casino workers are not deterred.

4.   Casino workers, unlike hotel and restaurant workers, have not organized a union and work at the pleasure of management.

5.   Diet and exercise are already paying off for Dallas Salkey, a casino worker.

6.   His own informal surveys find the bulk of American Indian casino workers occupying low-level jobs.

7.   If a jury sides with the casino workers and the casinos are subsequently forced to crack down on smoking, they expect business to suffer.

8.   Like many other past and present casino workers, she spoke only on the condition of anonymity.

9.   Many of the stories are illustrated by Eddie Henry, a full-time casino worker who doubles as illustrator for the Katie Did site.

10.   Most said open boarding would be more convenient to players and make it easier for casino workers to check for underage, inebriated or compulsive gamblers.